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• Don’t Sell Out Canada’s Auto Industry

  08-10-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Commentary Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to reopen Canada’s market to Chinese electric vehicles is being sold as pragmatism: cheaper cars for...
  
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• Yemen's Houthis claim ballistic missile attack on Riyadh airport

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said Thursday it launched a fresh ballistic missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh and carried out missile strikes against government forces near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a...
  
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• Workers who said they were exploited while building US consulate in Milan agree to record payout

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Foreign workers building the new U.S....
  
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• Urgent: Israel closes British consulate in Jerusalem, orders departure of 20 diplomats

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said on Thursday that the...
  
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• UnionPay International Mobile-Wallet Partners Join UPI–HIVEX Network to Unlock Cross-Border Payments

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  The enablement of UnionPay partner wallets under the UPI–HIVEX arrangement is an important next step in demonstrating ......
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war live: Russia’s largest search engine targeted in first major data centre strike by Kyiv

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
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• UK withdraws staff and families from Jerusalem consulate

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  The UK has withdrawn staff and their families from its consulate in East Jerusalem after Israel said it would be closed in retaliation for the British government's trade ban with illegal West Bank settlements. However, Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the building itself would not be closed and would instead be known as the UK Mission. He also said some of its staff were being withdrawn to "ensure their safety". Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar said the British consulate i
  
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• Two-thirds of Republican candidates distancing themselves from Trump before midterms, new poll finds

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Trump’s recent approval rating has hit a career low of 32% going into the midterms...
  
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• Two runners completed the London Marathon inside one giant inflatable elephant in 4:15:40; they set a world record while raising money for type 1 diabetes

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Two runners from Looe have set a world record after completing the London Marathon inside a giant inflatable elephant. Jo Robinson and Emma Langstaff finished the race in 4:15:40, recording the fastest marathon time ever recorded in a two-person inflatable costume. As members of the Looe Pioneers running club, they took on the challenge to raise money and awareness for type one diabetes.According to the Cornish Times, Emma works as a doctor and treats patients with type one diabetes, while both
  
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• Trump tells Texas crowd that wife Melania calls him ‘sir’

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Bizarre rant kicks off rally for embattled GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton...
  
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• Trump says 'we don't think' Russian plague is bioweapon

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Russia warned earlier against "false" information as reports emerged of a second suspected case. The U.S. and UN have urged Russia to be more transparent ......
  
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• Trump renews Nobel Peace Prize claim, says he ‘settled eight wars’

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump has mounted a fresh campaign for the Nobel Peace Prize, asserting that he deserves the award for having “settled...
  
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• Trump predicts oil prices will ‘drop like a rock’ as Iran war nears end

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump has predicted that the war with Iran will end “very soon” and that global oil prices will plunge once the conflict is over, while reiterating that Tehran would never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. At a Republican campaign rally in San Antonio, Trump defended the US military operation against Iran and said his administration...
  
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• Trump is giving ex-MLB star Roger Clemens the Medal of Freedom, saying the Hall of ...

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Clemens is an...
  
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• The mysterious string of deaths with links to the Epstein case

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  As the Financial Conduct Authority...
  
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• Serial killer could be responsible for recent string of deaths in Michigan, police say

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  A suspect has been...
  
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• Schools closed in Malaysia's Johor due to bad air quality

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- All schools in the Malaysian state of Johor are closed on Thursday and Friday due to the worsening...
  
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• Saudi says three dead in airport attacks claimed by Ansar Allah

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Saudi authorities said Wednesday three people were killed in attacks on two of the kingdom's international airports, including in the capital Riyadh, after Yemen's Ansar Allah clai ......
  
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• Polls open in north London by-election to replace Starmer

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Polls have opened in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election as candidates fight to replace Keir Starmer as the MP for the north London constituency. The seat has been a Labour stronghold since its formation in 1983, held by Frank Dobson for 32 years and Mr Starmer for 11. However, Green Party leader Zack...
  
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• Naked, gold Trump statue ‘The Orange Plague’ goes on display at European Parliament

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  A 2.6-metre, 23-carat gold-leaf statue of US President Donald Trump, shown naked and perched on the shoulders of a frail man, has been installed inside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, drawing both applause and outrage from lawmakers....
  
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• More migrants flee Haiti for Turks and Caicos amid surge in dangerous sea voyages

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  The Turks and Caicos says it has intercepted another overloaded boat from Haiti, this time carrying more than 100 Haitian migrants. ......
  
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• Mom arrested after husband allegedly raped and impregnated their 14-year-old daughter

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  The teenager and her...
  
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• Mia Goth files for divorce from Shia LaBeouf nearly 10 years after the actors married

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Mia Goth has filed for divorce from Shia LaBeouf nearly 10 years after they married...
  
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• Mailman busted for DUI while on the job was nearly 3x over the limit, police say

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  While the U.S. Postal...
  
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• Last of the suspects in millionaire Florida developer’s plot to murder his estranged wife plead guilty

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Sergio Pino reportedly went after his wife amid a financial dispute during their divorce...
  
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• Jan 6 rioter says she wants a ‘refund’ for attacking the US capitol

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Despite being...
  
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• Italy Parliament votes on electoral law in key test for Meloni

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  The proposal would introduce a fully proportional system that guarantees a parliamentary majority to any alliance winning more than 42% of the vote ......
  
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• Houthis claim fresh strike on Saudi airport after three killed in midweek attacks

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said today that it had attacked King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh with a ballistic missile. The statement came hours after Saudi Arabia said a midweek attack on the same airport had killed one person, and two people in a separate attack on Abha International Airport. There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi Arabia of the latest attack claim. The Iran-backed Houthis have claimed a wave of attacks on Saudi civilian infrastructure
  
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• Hormuz transits at lowest in over two months after attacks

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to the lowest in more than two months after attacks on tankers in the key waterway reached their highest last week since ......
  
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• Group of Friends of Global Governance calls for respect for int'l rule of law

  08-10-2026 10:01 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Group of Friends of Global Governance on Wednesday called for respect for the international rule of law. The rule of law is a hallmark of the progress of human civilization, providing an essential legal safeguard around which societies are built and international order is shaped, the group said in a...
  
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